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Friday, May 20, 2011

Inside Higher Ed May 20, 2011 Daily Update

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Daily News Update

May 20, 2011

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Building More Than Buildings

The late Constantine Papadakis revived an endangered Drexel. His successor, John Fry, wants to revive nearby neighborhoods, too. more

Red Grader, Blue Grader

Study finds that Republican professors are more likely to give very high grades and very low grades -- and to give lower grades to black students -- than their Democratic counterparts. more

Holding the Line on Agents

Admissions group releases draft policy that explicitly bars paying commissions for recruiting students -- in the U.S. or abroad. more


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Rendition Under the Radar

Law school at the University of Georgia has hired a professor who oversaw a well-known Bush-era terror case -- but so far few seem to have noticed. more

Relief in Nebraska

After months of negotiations and looming threats, state lawmakers chart a more moderate course for collective bargaining for public employees. more

A National Defense

Humanities researchers at a congressional briefing stressed their role in national security to garner public and financial support. more

New Programs: Security, Art History, Nuclear Medicine, Engineering Management

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In Lieu of a Graduation Speech

With no budget for a big-name graduation speaker, David Galef reports, U of All People turns to one of its own. more

Wednesday, May 25th at 2 p.m. Eastern, Inside Higher Ed presents, "Assuring a Safe Environment for Gay Students," an audio conference on the policies and programs that will make campuses inclusive for LGBT students. Click to register.

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Rules of the Game

Tyro Tracts

Nate Kreuter explains why grad students and junior faculty should learn parliamentary procedure. more

What's new and exciting in academe? Academic Minute. Professors discuss ideas from the serious to the light-hearted. WAMC Northeast Public Radio.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

When I think about the California community college system for any length of time, it makes my soul hurt. Apparently, the state is considering addressing the capacity problem in California cc's by ... more

Technology Enabled Learning and Instructor Choice

Technology and Learning

College courses only work if the instructor retains control of the learning environment. This control must exist across physical and digital spaces.Don't these statements run counter to the ideas of ... more

Tapis Roulant Hédonique

University Diaries

So many men, so many horny greedy self-saboteurs. This week has featured Strauss-Kahn and the Sperminator, but spectacular flame-out among America's and Europe's richest, most attractive, most ... more

The Unapologetic Scholar In Search of a Writing Space

University of Venus

"I am going on a writing break" reads the opening statement of my letter to the University Chancellor explaining why I am going to the US Pacific Northwest for four weeks in May. If one considers ... more

Math Geek Mom: The Years Ahead (and Behind)

Mama PhD

The phrase "one-to-one correspondence" is sometimes used in mathematics. This describes, for example, how numbers, often learned as abstract sounds in early childhood, can be, one by one, matched ... more

Featured Jobs

Dean, Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean, Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management. The Dean is responsible for shaping and overseeing the ... more

Director of MBA Admissions

University of Arizona

MARKETING AND MBA RECRUITING • Designing our admissions marketing plan, in conjunction with College leadership. • Executing the marketing plan, in conjunction with the College external relations ... more

Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence

University of Denver

Department Introduction:The University of Denver is an international, research-focused institution. Our scenic campus has stood since 1890 in the heart of a thriving city with booming economic, ... more

Research and Program Evaluation Specialist/Statistician

Fielding Graduate University

The Research and Program Evaluation Specialist employs high level interpersonal, data handling and organization skills to: * Provide a wide variety of research and data collection, tabulation and ... more

Dean of the School of Business

Auburn University at Montgomery

Search Extended Located in the capital of Alabama, Auburn University at Montgomery, a public institution founded in 1967, seeks candidates for the Dean of the School of Business. AUM seeks a ... more

Renewable Energy Engineer: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

NC State University

Position Number: 7002Minimum Experience/Education: Candidates must have a PhD in Biological and Agricultural Engineering or a closely related engineering field, and a strong background in one or more ... more

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